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RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
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Notable Occupants
Two notable Buncombe County brothers are
buried here. Zebulon B. Vance (1830–1894) was
North Carolina’s Civil War governor and served
as a U.S. senator from 1879 to 1894. His elder
brother, Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), led the
29th North Carolina Infantry then commanded
a western North Carolina military district until
captured. He served in the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives,
1873–1885.
More than 250 other Civil War veterans
are buried here, including Gen. Thomas L. Cling-man
(1812–1897), a former U.S. senator who
served the Confederacy until wounded near
Petersburg, Virginia, in August 1864. Confederate
Gen. James G. Martin (1819–1878), a West Point
graduate, was present at the last battles east of
the Mississippi River and formally surrendered
the western district of North Carolina.
Confederate Col. Allen Davidson
(1819–1905) served in the North Carolina Seces-sion
Convention and the Confederate Congress,
1862–1864. Union Col. Andrew McGonnigle
(1829–1901) received the Medal of Honor for
bravery at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia,
on October 19, 1864. His citation reads, “While
acting as chief quartermaster of Gen. [Philip H.]
Sheridan’s forces operating in the Shenandoah
Valley, McGonnigle was severely wounded while
voluntarily leading a brigade of infantry and was
commended for the greatest gallantry by Gen.
Sheridan.”
Capt. James H. Posey (1823–1917), Co. D,
5th Battalion District of Columbia Infantry, was
one of President Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguards.
Confederate Pvt. Allen Christian Redwood
(1844–1922), an illustrator and writer, provided
fifty illustrations for Battles and Leaders of the
Civil War. He served in the 55th Virginia Infantry
and 1st Maryland Cavalry, was wounded three
times and captured twice.
Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.
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The Asheville Cemetery Company established Riverside Cemetery
in 1885 as a municipal graveyard. The city of Asheville took over the
ownership and maintenance of the cemetery in 1952. Many graves
contain remains that were removed from other burial grounds and
reinterred here.
Gov. Zebulon B. Vance
Courtesy Library of Congress
Gen. James G. Martin
Courtesy North Carolina Office of
Archives and History
Gen. Thomas L. Clingman
Courtesy Library of Congress
Col. Allen Davidson
Courtesy North Carolina Collection,
Pack Memorial Library, Asheville

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
★ ★ ★
Notable Occupants
Two notable Buncombe County brothers are
buried here. Zebulon B. Vance (1830–1894) was
North Carolina’s Civil War governor and served
as a U.S. senator from 1879 to 1894. His elder
brother, Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), led the
29th North Carolina Infantry then commanded
a western North Carolina military district until
captured. He served in the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives,
1873–1885.
More than 250 other Civil War veterans
are buried here, including Gen. Thomas L. Cling-man
(1812–1897), a former U.S. senator who
served the Confederacy until wounded near
Petersburg, Virginia, in August 1864. Confederate
Gen. James G. Martin (1819–1878), a West Point
graduate, was present at the last battles east of
the Mississippi River and formally surrendered
the western district of North Carolina.
Confederate Col. Allen Davidson
(1819–1905) served in the North Carolina Seces-sion
Convention and the Confederate Congress,
1862–1864. Union Col. Andrew McGonnigle
(1829–1901) received the Medal of Honor for
bravery at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia,
on October 19, 1864. His citation reads, “While
acting as chief quartermaster of Gen. [Philip H.]
Sheridan’s forces operating in the Shenandoah
Valley, McGonnigle was severely wounded while
voluntarily leading a brigade of infantry and was
commended for the greatest gallantry by Gen.
Sheridan.”
Capt. James H. Posey (1823–1917), Co. D,
5th Battalion District of Columbia Infantry, was
one of President Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguards.
Confederate Pvt. Allen Christian Redwood
(1844–1922), an illustrator and writer, provided
fifty illustrations for Battles and Leaders of the
Civil War. He served in the 55th Virginia Infantry
and 1st Maryland Cavalry, was wounded three
times and captured twice.
Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.
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Battery
Porter
You Are
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Confederate
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Battle of
Asheville
USCT
The Asheville Cemetery Company established Riverside Cemetery
in 1885 as a municipal graveyard. The city of Asheville took over the
ownership and maintenance of the cemetery in 1952. Many graves
contain remains that were removed from other burial grounds and
reinterred here.
Gov. Zebulon B. Vance
Courtesy Library of Congress
Gen. James G. Martin
Courtesy North Carolina Office of
Archives and History
Gen. Thomas L. Clingman
Courtesy Library of Congress
Col. Allen Davidson
Courtesy North Carolina Collection,
Pack Memorial Library, Asheville

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
★ ★ ★
Notable Occupants
Two notable Buncombe County brothers are
buried here. Zebulon B. Vance (1830–1894) was
North Carolina’s Civil War governor and served
as a U.S. senator from 1879 to 1894. His elder
brother, Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), led the
29th North Carolina Infantry then commanded
a western North Carolina military district until
captured. He served in the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives,
1873–1885.
More than 250 other Civil War veterans
are buried here, including Gen. Thomas L. Cling-man
(1812–1897), a former U.S. senator who
served the Confederacy until wounded near
Petersburg, Virginia, in August 1864. Confederate
Gen. James G. Martin (1819–1878), a West Point
graduate, was present at the last battles east of
the Mississippi River and formally surrendered
the western district of North Carolina.
Confederate Col. Allen Davidson
(1819–1905) served in the North Carolina Seces-sion
Convention and the Confederate Congress,
1862–1864. Union Col. Andrew McGonnigle
(1829–1901) received the Medal of Honor for
bravery at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia,
on October 19, 1864. His citation reads, “While
acting as chief quartermaster of Gen. [Philip H.]
Sheridan’s forces operating in the Shenandoah
Valley, McGonnigle was severely wounded while
voluntarily leading a brigade of infantry and was
commended for the greatest gallantry by Gen.
Sheridan.”
Capt. James H. Posey (1823–1917), Co. D,
5th Battalion District of Columbia Infantry, was
one of President Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguards.
Confederate Pvt. Allen Christian Redwood
(1844–1922), an illustrator and writer, provided
fifty illustrations for Battles and Leaders of the
Civil War. He served in the 55th Virginia Infantry
and 1st Maryland Cavalry, was wounded three
times and captured twice.
Major funding for this project was provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, through the Transportation Enhancement Program of the Federal Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century.
240
26
25
Battery
Porter
You Are
Here
Confederate
Prison
Battle of
Asheville
USCT
The Asheville Cemetery Company established Riverside Cemetery
in 1885 as a municipal graveyard. The city of Asheville took over the
ownership and maintenance of the cemetery in 1952. Many graves
contain remains that were removed from other burial grounds and
reinterred here.
Gov. Zebulon B. Vance
Courtesy Library of Congress
Gen. James G. Martin
Courtesy North Carolina Office of
Archives and History
Gen. Thomas L. Clingman
Courtesy Library of Congress
Col. Allen Davidson
Courtesy North Carolina Collection,
Pack Memorial Library, Asheville